Pieter de Hooch · 1658
The Courtyard of a House in Delft
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A Dutch mother and child in an autumn courtyard, brick walls warming in the late light — de Hooch's intimate domestic poem. National Gallery, London.
Up to 20 × 24 in · portrait
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of The Courtyard of a House in Delft
The Courtyard of a House in Delft is a 1658 oil painting by Pieter de Hooch, located in the National Gallery, London. The painting is considered typical of de Hooch's middle period, in which he painted detailed portrayals of Dutch domestic architecture and courtyards. The painting is signed and dated "P.D.H. / A 1658" on the archway to the left.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pieter de Hooch
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous for his genre works of quiet domestic scenes with an open doorway. He was a contemporary, in the Delft Guild of St. Luke, of Jan Vermeer with whom his work shares themes and style. De Hooch was first recorded in Delft on 5 August 1652, when he and another painter, Hendrick van der Burgh witnessed the signing of a will. He was last documented in 1679, but his date of death is unknown.
All Pieter de Hooch prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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